Individual rights and civil liberties died in the First World War. Wartime controls had replaced free enterprise, exchange controls, and import-export regulations had replaced free trade. Inflation had undermined the sanctity of property. The war had reduced the rights of individuals and increased the power of the state. The politicization of economic and social life has meant that every dispute and disagreement has now become a matter of national interest. This rivalry had started a vast arms race across the world. Almost all over the world used the same political means but the ends to which these means were applied were different. For example, the goal of the Soviets was communism and Marxist revolution, the goal of the fascists was national power and imperialism, and the goal of the Nazis was the racial supremacy of the German people. For the English and French, the objective was to maintain the colonial structure and economic dominance. For Japan the goal was political domination of East Asia, and for the United States it was the spread of its ideology and culture throughout the world. All these competing collectivisms were destined to clash in the struggle for ideological supremacy. This clash of ideological supremacy has been called the Second World War. Consequences of World War II: World War II was often seen as the just war, fought for a clear purpose. The aim of crushing Nazism and fascism and all the horrible things they supported. But the consequences of World War II are much more complex than that. This demonstrated that even a war, which has a good cause, can have negative consequences. Some of the effects of World War II can be easily seen at first glance as: World War...... middle of paper .. ....the concept of freedom. The foreign policy of a government in a free society is to protect its people from any foreign aggression in the form of threats to the territorial integrity of the nation. All other matters are personal and private affairs of the people themselves. If the people of the United States, or of any other country, believe that the people of some other country need their help and support against oppression, then as private citizens they are free to volunteer to fight for the freedom of that country. It is also their personal matter to support people from other countries with their income and wealth. But Americans must pay taxes so that their favorite foreign cause can be subsidized. No matter how it is labeled, it remains a forced redistribution of wealth. But most Americans are incapable of understanding the fundamental principles of freedom.